This morning we got up early to participate in the ritual of feeding the monks. every morning the monks just after sunrise walk down the street with heir food bowl and people line the streets to offer each and every single one of them some food, any food that they might have. in our case […]

Today after breakfast, we drove to a set of waterfalls nearby, where we spent most of the morning exploring and swimming in the cold cold water. as the waterfalls were near a bear rescue centre, we were also able to see some of the rescue bears. For lunch we got some sandwiches, before I decided […]

Today we had a long journey ahead of us, through the hilly mountains of laos, even though the distance was not very far, only about 300km it took us 8hr of driving on bad and hilly roads to reach our destination, Luang Prabang. We stopped quickly for some noodles in the middle but focused on […]

Today we woke up and were met by the pickup trucks again, this time also loaded with kayaks, who drove us to the river. there after a quick safety briefing, we climbed aboard and started paddling down the river. as we paddled our 5km journey, we encountered cows and water buffaloes drinking by the riverside, […]

Today I slept in to catch up on some of the sleep I had missed due to all the travel in the last few days! around lunch time we took a Bus from Ventiane about 4hr to Vang Vieng. When we got there, after dropping off our bags, we were met with pickup trucks which […]